Bab 476: At the Second Level, The Deathly Cries in the Darkness

Day ▋▋ - ▋▋:▋▋ ▋▋ - Dungeon Stairwell, Stone Fortress, Eastern Mountain, Spirit Dimension

Going through the large door guarded by two gigantic statues, Danaya and Merio took the lead instead.

Unlike the first level of the dungeons, the lower floors were very different. It was not just a straight path but something like a dark maze. The lights were scattered far in between, and the whole floor was dim. The only thing that did not differ was how they constructed the walls, floor, and hallways. 

Another thing was that the whole level had more spacious prison cells than the first floor.

As for the lights, it was not because the King was oppressing those in the lower levels. Although they might have done far more severe crimes, that was not the case for the dark floor. It was because those races that were keener to commit those crimes were the residents of the dark.